Date   : Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:35:39 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Teletext

Phil Blundell wrote:

> If you want to archive Teletext for posterity then your best option is
> probably to use a PC with a capture card and just stream the VBI bits to
> disk.  You could even have multiple capture cards and record all the
> channels in parallel if you wanted.

I have an ancient PCI TV tuner (mirovideo Typhoon) based on, I think, 
the BT484 (or was it 848?). The software I am using on XP is Pinnacle 
PCTV Vision.

The teletext system is pretty grotty - it is a nifty-looking web-based 
thing where teletext appears in the browser. However all of my input 
comes from a single CVBS source (the satellite receiver [*]), and it 
doesn't cope so well with this situation.

Where would I find some sort of software to stream the VBI to disc? I 
ask because all of the video grabbing options I've seen (even with 
VirtualDub) clip to the actual display area and omit the other parts.


Thanks.


* - Just so nobody suggests I receive off-air, I live in France [S?CAM!] 
and don't have any useful terrestrial reception anyway, too far from 
reality. :-)